Enrollment
203
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 212
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BISMARCK 1·NCES 380001400054
PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1400 Braman Ave, Bismarck, ND 58501 · (701) 323-4220 · Burleigh County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL203 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of North Dakota public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Dakota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
87 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 37%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 49% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
47.0%
ND avg 40.0%
What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Dakota schools, those numbers are about 39 and 40.
Source: ND A+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 203 | 42.9% | N/A |
| LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Grand Forks | 178 | 40.4% | N/A |
| PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Devils Lake | 262 | 42.4% | N/A |
| PHOENIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Grand Forks | 235 | 50.6% | N/A |
| SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Devils Lake | 269 | 48.0% | N/A |
| ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Mandan | 284 | 35.9% | N/A |
Matched among North Dakota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Dakota | In Burleigh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #39 of 199 | #7 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #61 of 199 | #7 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 203 | #130 of 283 | #15 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #35 of 130 | #2 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #34 of 131 | #5 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.9% | #52 of 201 | #5 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.4% | #19 of 74 | #5 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
203
-74 (-27%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 300
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 203 | 19.2 | 10.6:1 | 43% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 202 | 16.9 | 11.9:1 | 65% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 213 | 18.8 | 11.3:1 | 66% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 20 | 13.8:1 | 47% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 265 | 17.6 | 15.0:1 | 42% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 254 | 18 | 14.1:1 | 41% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 284 | 18 | 15.8:1 | 35% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 301 | 17 | 17.7:1 | 18% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 300 | 13 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (265 to 203); teachers up 9% (17.6 to 19.2).
About PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Bismarck, North Dakota. It enrolled 203 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
BISMARCK 1 is made up of 26 schools with 14,086 students in all.
White students are the majority at PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 64% of enrollment. The school is also 13% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 9% Native American, and 3% Pacific Islander. The White share of the county population is higher, at 86%. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates with 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 10.6:1. That is lower than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in North Dakota. About 43% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The gap from the 24% average for public schools in Burleigh County is 19 points.
Measured against North Dakota public elementary schools, PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Burleigh County (population about 100,600), the median household income is $86,851, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 37 public schools in Burleigh County, enrolling about 14,427 students in all.
SIMLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the public school closest to PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 203, a 27% decrease from 277 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 13.8 to 10.6 over 4 years.
The PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Burleigh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,600
Census ACS
Median income
$86,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
14,427 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BISMARCK 1
- LEGACY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,419 students
- CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,406 students
- BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,367 students
- HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,124 students
- SIMLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,053 students
- WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,012 students
Other schools in Bismarck
- LEGACY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,419 students
- CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,406 students
- BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,367 students
- HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,124 students
- SIMLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,053 students
- WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,012 students
Other Pioneer Elementary schools
28 other US public schools in 12 states are named Pioneer Elementary. PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 27th largest of the 29.
- Pioneer ElementaryMerced, CA · 1,055 students
- Pioneer ElementaryBrentwood, CA · 859 students
- Pioneer ElementaryUnion City, CA · 623 students
- Pioneer Elementary SchoolAUBURN, WA · 621 students
- PIONEER ELEMENTARYPIERZ, MN · 607 students
Nearby schools
- SIMLE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 1,053
- BECEP CENTER0.6 mi · 337
- BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,367
- WILL-MOORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 232
- NORTHRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 410
- ROBERT PLACE MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 485
Frequently asked questions
About PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 203 students in grades KG-05.
Is PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 64% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 13% Two or more.
What district is PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of BISMARCK 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.